Calgary Midnapore

Calgary Midnapore is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It has been represented by Stephanie Kusie since she won the 2017 by-election.

Calgary Midnapore
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Midnapore as of the 2013 Representation Order
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Stephanie Kusie
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,227
Electors (2019)93,458
Area (km²)[2]87
Pop. density (per km²)1,278.5
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

Calgary Midnapore was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held in October 2015.[3][4] It was created mostly out of the former seat of Calgary Southeast, with smaller portions coming from Calgary Southwest and Macleod.[5][6] It is named for the Midnapore neighbourhood.

While Calgary has long tilted rightward, Calgary Midnapore is located in a particularly conservative area of Calgary. Counting its time as Calgary Southeast, it has always been held by a member of the major right-wing party of the day, often by large margins. After neighbouring Calgary Heritage (the former Calgary Southwest), it is the second-safest Conservative riding in Calgary.

Boundaries

Consisting of that part of the City of Calgary described as follows: commencing at the intersection of Macleod Trail S with Glenmore Trail SE (Highway No. 8); thence generally easterly along Glenmore Trail SE (Highway No. 8) to the left bank of the Bow River; thence generally southerly along said bank, including all islands adjacent to the river bank, to the southerly limit of said city; thence southerly, westerly and generally northwesterly along the southerly and westerly limits of said city to Spruce Meadows Way SW; thence northerly along said way and northerly and easterly along James McKevitt Road SW to Macleod Trail S; thence generally northerly along said trail to the point of commencement.[7]

Demographics

In 2013, a total of 111,227 persons lived in the riding's boundaries.[8] Of these, 86,000 spoke English as their "mother tongue" and 1,650 claimed French as their native language.[9] Of the more than 20,000 who spoke English as a second language, or not at all, the next largest group was the over 2,600 who spoke Tagalog (Filipino).[10] The number of residents who spoke English as their first official Canadian language was 107,320, and 1,580 spoke French as their primary official language.

Panethnic groups in Calgary Midnapore (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021[11]2016[12]2011[13]
Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European[a]88,25569.24%89,70574.8%87,60079.76%
Southeast Asian[b]11,1158.72%7,8306.53%5,7355.22%
East Asian[c]6,3004.94%6,0705.06%5,5255.03%
South Asian5,8804.61%4,7103.93%3,0902.81%
African4,4453.49%2,7102.26%1,6851.53%
Indigenous4,2253.31%3,4452.87%2,7052.46%
Latin American3,6102.83%2,4702.06%1,7851.63%
Middle Eastern[d]2,3001.8%1,7301.44%9300.85%
Other/Multiracial[e]1,3401.05%1,2501.04%7850.71%
Total responses127,47098.73%119,92098.42%109,83598.75%
Total population129,110100%121,844100%111,227100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Calgary Midnapore
Riding created from Calgary Southeast,
Calgary Southwest and Macleod
42nd  2015–2016     Jason Kenney Conservative
 2017–2019 Stephanie Kusie
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Calgary Midnapore (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[14]
PartyVote%
 Conservative35,68360.27
 New Democratic10,97418.54
 Liberal7,37612.46
 People's3,6036.09
 Green7961.34
 Others7731.31

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephanie Kusie39,14760.7-13.6$53,215.73
New DemocraticGurmit Bhachu11,82618.3+8.8$5,943.54
LiberalZarnab Zafar7,94712.3+1.3$2,023.58
People'sJonathan Hagel3,9306.1+3.8$4,392.73
GreenShaun T. Pulsifer8681.3-1.6$0.00
MaverickMatt Magolan8121.3$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit64,530100.0$122,871.55
Total rejected ballots355
Turnout64,88568.1
Eligible voters95,309
Conservative holdSwing-11.2
Source: Elections Canada[15]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephanie Kusie50,55974.3-2.87$74,411.39
LiberalBrian Aalto7,50711.0-6.01$1,875.42
New DemocraticGurmit Bhachu6,4459.5+6.97$2,059.00
GreenTaylor Stasila1,9922.9+0.75$0.00
People'sEdward Gao1,5852.3-$8,767.66
Total valid votes/expense limit68,088100.0
Total rejected ballots338
Turnout68,42673.2
Eligible voters93,458
Conservative holdSwing+1.57
Source: Elections Canada[16][17][18]
Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Resignation of Jason Kenney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeStephanie Kusie22,45477.17+10.44
LiberalHaley Brown4,95017.01−5.64
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan7352.53−5.20
GreenRyan Zedic6252.15−0.51
Christian HeritageLarry R. Heather2510.86
National AdvancementKulbir Singh Chawla810.28
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,096 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots -
Turnout
Eligible voters 89,436
Conservative holdSwing+8.08
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJason Kenney42,41566.73–9.17$67,515.08
LiberalHaley Brown14,39622.65+16.24$11,213.46
New DemocraticLaura Weston4,9157.73–2.82$18,349.56
GreenBrennan Wauters1,6912.66–3.77$4,520.21
Marxist–LeninistPeggy Askin1450.23
Total valid votes/expense limit63,562100.00 $226,378.18
Total rejected ballots1790.28
Turnout63,74173.13
Eligible voters87,158
Conservative holdSwing–12.71
Source: Elections Canada[19][20]
2011 federal election redistributed results[21]
PartyVote%
 Conservative37,02275.90
 New Democratic5,14510.55
 Green3,1386.43
 Liberal3,1256.41
 Others3460.71

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